Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

12/13/1940 (US) • 4h 27m

Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction

CRAZED WITH THE LUST TO KILL! A power-mad maniac unleashes a lightning attack on an unsuspecting nation...And finds the Copperhaed thirsting for revenge!

Overview

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is the masked mystery man, "The Copperhead", whose secret identity is Bob Wayne, a man searching for justice and revenge on Satan for the death of his step-father. The serial charts the conflict between the two as Bob Wayne pursues Doctor Satan, while the latter completes his plans for world domination.

Top Billed Cast

Eduardo Ciannelli

Doctor Satan

Robert Wilcox

Bob Wayne / Copperhead

William Newell

Speed Martin

C. Montague Shaw

Prof. Thomas Scott

Ella Neal

Lois Scott

Dorothy Herbert

Alice Brent

Charles Trowbridge

Gov. Bronson

Jack Mulhall

Police Chief Rand

Edwin Stanley

Col. Bevans


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Part of the The Mysterious Doctor Satan Collection

Includes Mysterious Doctor Satan, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Return of the Copperhead, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Thirteen Steps

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$147,381.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

saving the world

killer robot

secret identity

trapdoor

masked vigilante

movie serial

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